Subacute Sclerosing #Panencephalitis after #Measles #Outbreaks, the #Philippines, 2007–2022

 

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a delayed, almost uniformly fatal complication of measles. The Philippines had measles outbreaks in 2010–2011, 2013, and 2018–2019; the last was the largest in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Published SSPE data from the Philippines end in 2015. We reviewed all 20 children admitted with SSPE to a tertiary pediatric hospital in Quezon City during 2007–2022 and estimated year of measles infection. Median patient age was 6.2 years at hospital admission and 0.7 years at reported measles illness. Five (25.0%) of 20 admissions occurred in 2022, and estimated infection dates placed 4 patients within the 2018–2019 outbreak; all were admitted during 2020–2022. Given the multiyear latency of SSPE, additional cases might emerge over coming years. Reported measles history could not be established in one quarter of patients. Strengthened measles surveillance and sustained 2-dose vaccination coverage are needed.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.261395

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#Philippines - #Influenza A #H5 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification [FINAL]

 

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{Yellow-vented Bulbul. By DexDroid29 - Nikon P500Previously published: First publicated in wikipedia, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112929120}

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{Lowland white-eye. By Gideon Ferrer - Facebook and donated by Owners, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152574672}

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A wild Yellow-vented bulbul and a wild Lowland white-eye birds in the Pangasinan Region.

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Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7837

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#Philippines - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses (Inf. with) (#poultry) - Immediate notification

 

    ° A backyard poultry flock in the Oriental Mindoro Region.

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Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7687

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#Philippines - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

 

Affected avian species were grazing ducks in Davao del Sur Region.

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Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7105

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#Nipah Virus #Antibodies in #Bats, the #Philippines, 2013–2022

Abstract

In 2014, an outbreak of zoonotic Nipah virus (NiV) occurred on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. We investigated the prevalence of NiV in Philippine bats. Because neutralizing antibodies were detected in insectivorous bats on Siargao Island, public health officials should consider that the distribution range of NiV is not limited to Mindanao Island.

Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/25-0210_article

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#Philippines - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification [FINAL]

The samples collected in two (2) wild bird species: Red Shank (Tringa totanus) and Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis), that tested positive for Notifiable Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 were part of the regular wildlife disease surveillance activity being conducted by the wetland park. In response, additional samples were collected from wild birds, and all tested negative for Avian Influenza. Comprehensive surveillance and sample collection efforts in the surrounding domestic poultry population also confirmed no presence of Avian Influenza.

Source: WOAH, https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6523

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#Philippines - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N9 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

The affected population are ducks grazing in a rice field situated within Camaligan, Camarines Sur where they may have come into contact with wild birds carrying the virus.

Source: WOAH, https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6473

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#Philippines - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N2 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

Backyard reared poultry in Camarines Norte Region.

Source: WOAH, https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6167

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